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CBN restates single-digit inflation target as FG woos investors with tax credits

“The reason why we felt it was important to give ourselves this (Single-digit) as a target is to recognise the fact that inflation is probably the biggest threat to the poor, and so it is critical that we bring it down to levels that are more manageable, rather than the situation where you feel ‘okay, you're lower double digits, and it's okay’. It isn't okay,” the governor said. The post CBN…

CBN restates single-digit inflation target as FG woos investors with tax credits

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Putin Fights to Preserve Russia’s Fading Influence in Central Asia

Back in 1991, the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States placed the final nail in the Soviet Union’s coffin.

  • 35th anniversary of CIS held in Turkmenistan with Putin as supporter.
  • Putin views CIS as tool to preserve Russia's cultural legacy in Central Asia.
  • Central Asian governments reducing Russian status, shifting historical interpretations.

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